Community Helpers donations as of May 6, 2012

Friendly House received a three-year grant of $200,000 from Meyer Memorial Trust.

Fred Meyer employees and customers donated $297,625 to local food banks, including $133,650 to the Oregon Food Bank.

Nestle Purina Petcare Co. donated $50,000 to the Cat Adoption Team to help with cleanup and repairs following an April 9 flood at the CAT shelter.

The city of Salem was awarded $50,000 by Walmart for hunger relief. The Providence Child Center received $25,000 from Walmart.

The Portland Children's Museum received $45,000 from Target to support free admission from 4 to 8 p.m. the first Friday of the month.

The family of Margaret P. Hesse donated $25,000 in her name to the Washington County 4-H.

Human Solutions received $119,000 in grants. The larger grants include: Walmart Foundation and the Ed Cauduro Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, $25,000 each; Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation, $12,000; Bob and Joan Taylor Family Fund, $11,000; and Walters Family Foundation, PGE Foundation and Bank of America, $10,000 each.

Sprite and the Portland Trail Blazers donated $20,000 to Portland Parks and Recreation to revamp the basketball court at King School Park.

The Oregon Food Bank will receive $16,000 from Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants in Oregon and Washington.

SnowCap received $9,000 from Advantis Credit Union for food pantry support. The Rite Aid Foundation donated $5,000 to Oregon Partnership/Lines for Life to help prevent teen substance abuse and suicide.

Teacher Catherine Hawkins, Central Linn Elementary School, Halsey, won $1,500 for herself and $5,000 for her school from the Oregon College Savings Plan.

The Safeway Foundation donated $5,000 to the Cascade AIDS Project to support Camp Starlight, a camp for children affected by HIV.

The Aerie at Eagle Landing raised $927 for the North Clackamas School District's Backpack Buddies program.

If you know of a grant or donation to a nonprofit group or project to consider noting in Community Helpers, please email the item to helpers@oregonian.com or fax it to 503-227-5306, or send it to Community Helpers, The Oregonian, 1320 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97201.